Mrs. Winnie Mandela with her daughters Zenani and Zindzi. Photograph dated 13/04/1975. © Avusa When Nelson went to Robben Island Winnie and the girls went with him too. In African culture where people do not usually talk about their feelings we wonder…
One writer once said that revolutionaries are never led by people who are poor because they are too focused on what Chenjerai Hove the Zimbabwe author would term ‘politics of the belly’ and if they are too wealthy they cannot understand or…
AGOA has managed to generate 13% annual growth in the apparel industry since its inception. This growth has translated into $914 million in exports from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to the U.S. A major challenge has been that the products are mainly petroleum…
For Woodlands resident David Olowokere, one of Nigeria's sons, having a master's degree in engineering just wasn't enough for his people back home. So he got a doctorate. His wife, Shalewa Olowokere, a civil engineer, didn't stop at a bachelor's, either.…
When I think of life of Winnie Mandela I am reminded of a book by Shimmer Chinodya “Harvest of Thorns” which is a realistic portrayal of the disillusionment that many liberation heroes face when they come back home to the new world…
Africa is joining the world in the festivities of D-day and the triumph of the Allied powers against the menace Adolf Hitler. The celebration is for the contribution of Africans toward freedom and liberty for all people regardless of race which…
Michelle Obama ought to be ashamed of herself for saying that if she had an opportunity to be someone for a day she would be that lascivious, crude, raucous, half naked, illiterate pop hoodlum Beyonce. Beyonce championed everything that is wrong with…
The road infrastructure in Africa for the whole region is smaller than that of a small country such as Poland. Compared to South East Asia, SSA rail freight costs are 200% more and this makes sourcing more complex. This statistic explains why…
Joyce Banda was sworn in as Malawi's First Female President in April 2012 following the death of Mutharika. She was V.P. so constitutionally was successor to President . Joyce was unpopular with the ruling party after her fall out with Mutharika so…